Riding high behind a major win at UFC Vegas 18, Beneil Dariush hopes to fight against a top 10 or even a fighter from the top seven in the lightweight division.
Dariush has said a fight or win over someone from the top half of the UFC light division could open his way to becoming the biggest competitor in the division.
As mentioned above, Beneil Dariush was battling top rival Diego Ferreira in a back-and-forth meeting at UFC Vegas 18. In a repeat from 2014, Dariush would going on to be the case for Ferreira, with the fight decided by a decision again.
In a recent interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Beneil Dariush revealed who could fight a major competitor and make his way to the position of a major competitor in the lightweight division.
“At this point, I try not to do too many things. I try not to become overly emotional because I seem to become so emotional then it behaves. But I am very hopeful that I will get a Top 10 or Top 5, Top 6, Top 7, whatever you call it as a man, I am very hopeful that I will get that and that make that my # 1 competitor. “
Beneil Dariush also said he hopes to compete in a fight that will make things much clearer for him. However, he is well aware of how things work in the light sector, where there is no clear competitor number one.
Dariush took further digging at Conor McGregor. The 31-year-old said if McGregor puts up a “nice Instagram post where he looks like he’s training hard,” fans would go so far as to consider him the biggest competitor. .
“I have to fight which makes it clear but you know what’s wrong in this division? In the next six months, the main people are going to fight, the number one contender will not be not even clear.It will not be clear yet, so I am optimistic but at the same time I am careful because I can think clearly.And if you think about it clearly if Gaethje fights anyone and if wins, people are going to be like ‘Maybe’ if Oliveira fights and wins ‘Okay.’ Man, Conor, Conor is just posting a nice post on Instagram where It looks like he’s training hard. People are going to be like ‘Conor is the # 1 contestant, let’ s go guys. What are you talking about? Let ‘s go.’ ‘ It’s such an interesting department, you know. “
Beneil Dariush is likely to be included in the nine-man lightweight tournament
Beneil Dariush will compete against the rest of the top nine of the lightweight division, who will fight against each other. With Khabib Nurmagomedov ready to leave the UFC lightweight title, the new champion is expected to be crowned soon.
Published 16 February 2021, 23:47 IST